Spasmolytic and antidiarrheal activities of Lippia thymoides (Verbenaceae) essential oil |
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Authors: | Pedro Modesto Nascimento Menezes Henrique Ribeiro de Oliveira Mariana Coelho Brito Gabriela Olinda de Paiva Luciano Augusto de Almeida Ribeiro Angélica Maria Lucchese |
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Institution: | 1. Colegiado de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Vale do S?o Francisco, Petrolina, Brazil;2. Laboratório de Química de Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Brazil |
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Abstract: | Lippia thymoides (‘alecrim-do-mato’ or ‘alecrim-do-campo’) is used in Brazilian folk medicine to treat various illnesses, including diarrhea. This work aimed to evaluate in vitro spasmolytic and in vivo antidiarrheal activities of the L. thymoides essential oil (OOS) and to correlate with the traditional use of this plant. In isolated guinea-pig ileum, OOS presented a concentration-dependent spasmolytic activity in preparations pre-contracted with KCl 40 mM EC50 = 16.89 (11.56–24.66) μg/mL], and antagonized phasic contractions induced by 1 μM carbachol IC50 = 42.71 (37.35–48.83) μg/mL] or histamine IC50 = 32.38 (27.44–38.20) μg/mL]. In mice, OOS at 400 mg/kg reduced intestinal transit, at 200 and 400 mg/kg reduced total stool mass and at 400 mg/kg reduced intestinal fluid accumulation. It was shown that the antidiarrheal effect of OOS is related to the inhibition of smooth muscle contraction and may be due to the presence of major compound β-caryophyllene in this essential oil. |
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Keywords: | Verbenaceae Lippia thymoides spasmolytic activity ileum diarrhea |
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